u/Ambitious_Bag_2691

Hello all!
I wanted to post something here to just kind of manage my own expectations around a situation and maybe get some guidance. I have two dogs at home, a male schnauzer mix who is about 45 lbs and named corduroy, and a mini goldendoodle who is about 35 lbs named peach. Corduroy is a rescue and we have had him for about 6 years, so we estimate his age around 8. He overall is a good dog but he is what I would describe as reactive. he does fine at doggy daycare around other dogs and absolutely loves his little sister, but he can be aggressive on leash and has been known to snap occasionally. Enter Asher. Last week an emergency situation arose and we took in a 2 year old male husky named Asher. When introducing the two dogs we gave corduroy one of his trazadone (perscribed by the vet for his general anxiety) and the initial meeting went very well. Asher is incredibly sweet and they even played for a while, wrestling, chasing, and both dogs play bowed at eachother. A couple of days later we left treats out on the counter and corduroy "attacked" asher over getting too close to the counter. I put attack in air quotes as no physical harm was done to either dog, and neither dog yiped or ran away. There was a lot of snapping and snarling and it was very intense, but we were able to pull them apart and everything was fine after that. The next day a similar situation happened over a toy, so we removed all of the toys from the house. These two dogs get along just fine on walks, and without any toys. However on monday evening my husband let the dogs out and seemingly out of nowhere another fight started. it should be noted that asher does not appear to be "fighting back" and corduroy is is starting all of these incidents. at this point we seperated them and contacted multiple dog behavioral specialists to have them come out and evaluate the dogs. One of them is coming in on monday and in the meantime he has instructed us to keep the dogs seperate, and have controlled meetings with long walks and leash time in the living room where everyone is relaxing. The walks are going great, they get within inches of eachother and no tense body language, staring, or vocalizations at all. In the living room it started out a little tense with corduroy staring asher down but ultimately everyone settled in and both dogs slept. My question is, is there realistic hope for these dogs to peacefully coexist? I dont want to rehome Asher but at the same time I do not want to put these dogs in a bad situation if there is no hope of it getting better. For context we have a large home with a large yard, and seperating the dogs is done very easily with no stress to either of them. both dogs have access to multiple rooms, outdoor time, toys, and water, just no access to eachother. Any advice or thoughts on this situation would be amazing! thank you all in advance and please be kind, as you can imagine this is a very stressful situation for everyone involved.